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Where does “covenant” come from?

covenant (Old French) comes from Latin conveniēns.

covenant (Old French): present participle of covenir; covenant

Definitions

  1. present participle of covenir; covenant

Ancestry of “covenant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconveniēns—

Words derived from “covenant”

  • covenant
  • covenantal
  • covenanting
  • Covenanter
  • covenantor
  • covenantee
  • covenanter
  • covenanteth
  • discovenant
  • bicovenantal
  • noncovenanter
  • convenant
  • inconvenant
  • covenaunt
  • cùmhnant
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